Day 57 – Trek day 3
After packing up my things I headed straight for the hot springs for a pre breakfast dip. Breakfast itself was yummy. I devoured the pancake and honey rolls. This really has been the best I’ve eaten all trip.
Hitting the trail we followed the river down the valley. The fauna changed to more Jungle like and the sun came out in force. The terrain, named Inca flats by José, was up and down but nothing too tricky. Along the way we ran into patches of butterfly. Occasionally a couple would fly alongside as I walked. We also crossed a few tributaries, often via dodgy looking log bridges with waterfalls at their side.
As usual the local insect population saw me as a walking buffet and didn’t stop at seconds. One mosquito bite swelled up to the size of half an egg on my arm. The rest were nasty sand fly bites, to which I seem to react to.
We made good time and made our lunch/camp site in around 31/2 hours. Our campsite was in a small village called Playa and it felt weird being back with people, shops, cars and above all noise.
The name Playa refers to the beach, rocky beach, by the river. I took the opportunity to wash a few sweaty clothes and bath bites in the mountain water.
After happy hour we said goodbye to Fabio before played cards. Around 3 we joined the locals for afternoon sports. We played football and dodge ball with the trek team and a few local children. They really got involved and smiled constantly as we panted from exertion at altitude. One group of girls borrows Katherine’s camera and had quite a time photographing each other and a local dog.
The evening was filled with more food and cards, We taught a few locals how to play Shit Head and in return they taught us some card tricks. Some of the local adults seemed to be on a bender and came back from a local pub crawl totally wasted and making a lot of noise.
Tom and Katherine were discussing the possibility of not walking tomorrow due to injuries sustained whilst walking, nothing serious but enough to create discomfort. Hopefully Tom will we good in the morning as I’ve enjoyed walking and chatting about anything and everything.
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Sabbatical 2008
After many years of thinking about travelling I'm going for it. Fortunately my work allow me to take a sabbatical and continue in my job when I return.
I'll be travelling with my good friend Tom. Over 4 months we'll be taking in parts road tripping through America, diving in the Galapagos, Trekking the Inca Trail, exploring New Zealand and Australia
I'll be updating this blog as much as I can so stay tuned.
